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ambulance or provide medical care in conjunction with an ambulance service, or attend an
ambulance. No person shall employ or permit such individual to drive an ambulance or
provide medical care in conjunction with an ambulance service.
Sec. X-10. Inspection of records.
The county may inspect a franchisee's records, premises and equipment at any time in order to ensure
compliance with this article and any franchise granted under this article.
Sec. X-?. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. STANDARDS
Sec. X-11. Ambulance Franchise.
(a) Compliance with applicable laws. Each franchisee shall comply at all times with the
requirements of this article, the franchise granted under this article, and all applicable state
and local laws relating to the health, sanitation, safety, equipment, and ambulance design and
all other laws and ordinances.
(b) Right of control. Prior approval of the county shall be required where ownership or control of
more than ten percent of the right of control of the franchisee is acquired by a person or
group of persons acting in concert, none of whom own or control ten percent or more of such
right of control, singularly or collectively, at the date of the franchise. By its acceptance of
the franchise, the franchisee specifically agrees that any such acquisition occurring without
prior approval of the county shall constitute a violation of the franchise by franchisee and
shall be cause for termination at the option of the county.
(c) Change of ownership. Any change of ownership of a franchised ambulance service without
the approval of the county shall terminate the franchise and shall require a new application
and a new franchise and a new conformance with all the requirements of this article as upon
original franchising.
(d) Sale, assignment, mortgaging, or transferal. No franchise may be sold, assigned, mortgaged,
or otherwise transferred without the approval of the county and a finding of conformance
with all requirements of this article as upon original franchising. Each franchised ambulance
service, its equipment and the premises designated in the application for all records relating
to its maintenance and operation as such shall be open to inspection by the state, the county
or their designated representatives
(e) Change in level of service. Any change in level of service offered of a franchised ambulance
service without the approval of the county shall terminate the franchise and shall require a
new application and a new franchise and conformance with all the requirements of this article
as upon original franchising.
(f) Posting of franchise permit. The franchise permit shall be posted in a readily visible location
at the base of operations for the franchised service.
(g) ficial entries. No official entry made upon a franchise may be defaced, removed, or
obliterated.
Sec. X-12. Drivers & Attendants.
Standards for drivers and attendants, as developed by the state medical care commission as
requirements for credentialing of emergency medical technicians, pursuant to G.S. 131E-1 et seq. and
shall be applied and the same are incorporated in this section by reference.
Sec. X-13. Vehicles and Equipment.
Vehicle and equipment standards, as developed by the state medical care commission, pursuant to G.S.
131E-1 et seq. and shall be applied and the same are incorporated in this section by reference.
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